Canvas hammock



C. R. GOUDIE CANVAS HAMMOCK July 11, 1933.

Filed May 16. 1950 INVEN TOR.

A TTORNE Y.

Patented July 11, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFicE CHARLES R. GOUDIE, OF KANSAS CITY, `MISSOURI,` ASSIGNOR TOTI-IE CARNIE-GOUDI MANUFACTURING CO., OF KANSAS CITY; MISSOURI, A CORPORATION OF MISSOURI CANVAS HAMMocK p Application med May 16,

and spreaders are usually applied to the web independently of the cords. Severe strains are thus put upon the fabric at the points of connection of the cords thereto, and even .whenthe webs are stiffened or strengthened,

the strains under use may result in tearing the fabric o-r distorting the same. VVeb-attached cords further fail to support' the'fabric symmetrically unless particular pains are taken to provide spreaders exactly suited to the manner in which the cords areL attached to the web, and unless the spreaders are accurately applied.

The use of cords directly connected to hammock webs, and spreader-s applied independently of the cords, brings about relatively high cost of manufacturing hammocks due to necessity for threading cords in eyelets-or attaching cords to a web, and involves excessive trouble in properly adjusting the hammocks. i

The principal objects of my invention therefore are to apply the strain of suspend- A ing cords to the spreaders of a hammock, to

provide a hammock in which a spreader may be employed for anchoring suspension cords to a hammock web, todistribute the strains of suspension cords over the entire end portion of a hammock, to prevent distortion of a hammock web due to strains or suspension cords, and to facilitate the assembly and use of a hammock including a web,spreaders and suspension cords.

In accomplishing these and other objects of my invention, I have provided improved details of structure, the preferred forms of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. l is a perspective view of a hammock constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary perspec- 1930. serial No. 452,893.

tive view of a portion'of: one-endof a hammock illustrating the anchoring of va suspension cord by a spreader.` F ig. 3 is a cross section' through one of th spreaders and adjacent Yportion of 'a web loop in which the spreader is mounted, a suspension cord beingl 'shown 'fragmentarily.

Fig. 4t is a perspective view of a loop por'- tion of a web to form notches lin the foldedge of the hem-like portion 4 a slot fo-r admitting a cord to a spreader.

Referring in detail to the drawing: designates a web orbody of a hammock comprising lin theillustrated example a sheet or web having' back-turned endl edge'portions 2 stitched tothe body as at 3 and thus de- `fining an end edge portion 4 to form pockets or loops having sufficient width to freely receive spreaders 5 having notches 6 adjacent theirends .Y Thefloops are provided with a plurality vof laterally spaced-transverse slots '7 extending longitudinally of the web having edges reinforced by binding 8, whereby the loops or bent portions 9 of cords or 'ropes 10 may be admitted to and located in a web pocket to receive a spreader inserted in the pocket.

The spreaders preferably comprise wooden sticks having the vwidth of the web, whereby the end of the web'loops may be stitched as at llp'to close the ends of the pockets and retain the sticks. y My improved means for connecting cords to a hammock web above described aords method of assembling the cord elements, to form the several'branches anchored at spaced points by the spreaders, and having outer L90 er with which cord loops are to ba engaggd l in an assembled hammock. A grooved ring may then be held or suit-ably supported in 10o 'and provided` with 60 slightly less length than opportunity for employment of an improved one end a position to receive the outer ends of the cord branches for conferring proper length on the preformed branches to distribute the Weight of the hammock.v

One end of the cord may be tied to the ring, and the cord may be passed back and forth over the hooks and through the ring until i all the double ply branches are-formed7 the free end of the cord then being Wrapped around the assembled branches adjacent Vthe ring to form the hunched portion of the cord element, and inserted beneath the encircling coils of the free end to anchor the cord.

The loops at one end of the web may then be arranged to locate the outer end loops of the cord in the slots Within the pocket7 and the spreader may be inserted through the open end of the pocket and moved slidahly through the pocket and cordloops to form the anchor for connecting the cord element .to the Web.

` stresses are equally distributed to the several points atwhich the cords engage the spread ers v etsudue to the closure ofthe outer ends of the pockets Vand engagement of the cord loops inthe notches of the spreaders, and the. cords will be freely ,Slideble on the; spree-ders t are mounted is obviated.

The spreaders will be, retained in th'e"poc1 f The friction'al effects of cords sliding over fabric lor bearing against fabric are thus f avoided and requirement of the use of eyelets t0 guard fahr- 1C openings in which Cords Hammocks constructed my invention are easily assembled, are relatively iminune to damage tothe web under supporting strains, and avoid the formation ofv longitudinal vWrinklesA and longitudinal narrow lines ofstress produced when suspending cords arev inserted through holes in the fabric for directly engaging the web.

lVhat l claim 4and Vdesire to secure by Letters Pat-cnt is: A

The method of assembling a hammock including bending a cord to provide a plurality of double ply cord branches of different lengths hunched'at one endfor attachment toa support, adjusting tlievlen-gths of the branches 'to lengths required for engaging the spreader ofthe hammock to distribute the VWeight ofthe hamIIlQGkfthrough the branches, inserting the loops at the ends of the branches tliroughtjslots into a pocket in the end edge of they hammock web, and passing a Vspreader into the pocket and through the loops lto enable the cord branches to engage the spreader directly for supporting the web and closing the ends of the pocket to retain the spreader' in .Seid pocket, c

In testimony whereof I affix my Signature.

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